Adapting books for television has always been big business—but while it used to be publishers chasing TV producers, suddenly the boot is on the other foot. For production companies, the rise of digital TV has turned the bestseller lists into a short-cut to both ratings and reputation, a way of achieving "cut through"—...

Concerns over low pay in publishing have led to the creation of a Facebook group entitled "I work in publishing and I'm underpaid". The group has attracted 654 members, and comes amid a fierce debate about publishing pay prompted by a Society of Bookmen event, where senior industry figures spoke of their fears that publishing was...

It is a cliché that authors should "draw from life experience", but ­Bernadette Strachan's romantic escapades come ready-made for chick lit.

Nine years ago the London author was engaged to a handsome voice-over actor, whom she was also representing as a showbiz agent. A month before their wedding day he ditched...

Bloomsbury is expected to cut around 10% of its staff, in line with efforts by the publicly listed company to position itself for "continued organic growth" after Harry Potter. Insiders say that eight to 12 jobs are under threat, primarily across the marketing department and children's editorial. Most of the cuts are expected to...